Happy Birthday. 9 years and 1 month ago, my wife told me I should start a solar newsletter that talks about the previous day’s top stories. For the past 9 years she mostly regrets that (I’m joking). Well it’s my wife’s birthday today and I’m thankful for her push and support in this and many of our adventures in the solar coaster.
Cleantech Journalists. A must see for business leaders and PR pros. Today I join other clean tech editors to talk about issues we are looking at and the best way to get your story in the news. Register here.
Congrats. Personal message of congratulations to the CALSSA Board President, Ed Murray. Yesterday, he announced that his Aztec Solar was being acquired by East Coast’s Sigora Solar. If you listened to the capital market update calls, I predicted that regional installer consolidation was on the way. Way to go Ed!
Policy Moves. Just in time for distributed solar’s time to shine, policy pro Walker Wright is returning to Sunrun as VP of Public Policy. Walker is a rockstar advocate, one of the fiercest defender of solar regulations in the Country and knows how to duke it out, whether in the halls of the Capitol or back room at the smoky steakhouse.
Situational Awareness. In a tweet exchange, PG&E board member doesn’t remember the last time his company made a move to kill net metering. I reminded him.
Yann On A Pod. I joined Tim Montague to talk about solar markets and the Buyer’s Group on his youtube based podcast. It was a great conversation.
Get The Power. Later this year, the residential solar market is going to get some major savings with most of their balance of systems when the shift to higher power solar modules really gets going. With power density going up more than 10%, those savings will trickle down to mounts, rails, inverters, labor and wire and hopefully into installers’ wallets. Make sure you are getting the best modules and pricing possible by joining the SolarWakeup Buyer’s Group. You can see the pricing on our price discovery page.
- PV-Magazine: US corporate solar market grew by 1.3 GW in 2019, reaching 8.3 GW total
- Solar Power World: Sigora Solar will acquire California’s Aztec Solar to expand installation services to the West Coast
- Axios: Unpacking JPMorgan’s new climate plan
- PV-Tech: BNEF – US rooftop solar set for record-breaking year as renewables avoid brunt of pandemic
- Vox: The best case for and against a fracking ban
- Greentech Media: Will the Distributed Energy Revolution Leave Renters Behind?
- Utility Dive: ‘Buyer beware’ – Report highlights challenges to new PJM gas plants
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Best, Yann